Coin and disk projector for amusement devices



Nov. 30, 1948. R. s. OAKES 2,454,939

COIN AND DISK PROJECTOR FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICES I Filed April 11, 1946 F lha'enzor y Jiiarzzey Patented Nov. 30, 1948 assess ,CQIN AND DISK PnoJ-EoroaFoR' AMUSEMENT DEVIGES q's. oaks, B o eiafm." I April 11, 1946;, Serial The invention relates to amusement-devices and more particularly to a coin propellingqdevice used in connection with amusement devices. v

It is an object of the invention to provide a coin chute for amusement "devices permitting a coin to be propelled onto a field;

It is a further object to. provide a coin chute movably secured to anv amusement device and adapted to be manipulated so as to vary the path of the propelled coin.

A still further object constitutes the provision of a coin chute secured for universal movement to an amusement device.

It is also an object of the invention to provide certain features of construction and arrangement of parts tending to enhance the efficiency and utility of a device of the character specified.

With these and other objects in view which will become more apparent from a perusal of the invention, the latter comprises the means described in the specification particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part thereof, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an amusement device to which my invention has been applied.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the coin tossing device.

Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line E-5 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. '7 is a detail section on the line 'l-'! of Fig. 3.

Referring to the several views of the drawing it generally designates an amusement device in the form of a box comprising a front wall I I, side walls l2 and a rear wall l3.

A partition M is inserted in horizontal grooves l5 in the rear and side wall and rests on the upper edge of the front wall so as to occupy a horizontal position. A glass plate It likewise extends into grooves ll of the rear and side walls and forms a top closure for the device. The front end of the glass plate 16 is secured to a panel board l8 rising medially from the front wall to complete the front closure of the box. The partition 14' is provided at forward end with a centrally located semi-circular extension I9 extending beyond the front wall of the box.

The partition I'll forms the playing field and is ,provided with intersecting lines 2|) and 2] defining squares which along one longitudinal and 3 Claims. (01. 273-129) transverse edge..may lee/serially. numbered for the purpose-of identification.- 7 At the center-of-the field four openings-22 are provided in the partition. for permitting. coins to drop therethrough. I y I A bottom 23 defines 13.401131111081324 in the box and constitutes a repository for coins falling through the -op,enings;22..-

Pegs- 25s are providedwat the cornerof the squares. and form obstacles insthepathiof coins.

propelled into the box.

The device heretofore described per se does not form the invention and is merely described by way of example as one form of amusement device to which my invention may be applied.

In order to control the propelling of a coin, I provide a novel coin chute which permits variations of the trajectory of the moving coin.

The coin chute comprises two plates 25 spaced sufficiently apart for the passage of a coin or other flat object and provided with a filler piece 21 at the bottom which tapers at the top from the outer end downwardly toward the inner end to afford a slanting runway 28.

The plates are secured together with rivets 29 and the coin passage is closed on the top by a cover 30 which extends beyond the inner end of the plates 26 to form an arcuate lip 3i.

The plates 26 are inserted in a rectangular slot 32 of a cylindrical member or drum 33. The slot 32 extends through the member 33 to communicate with the interior of the amusement device and forms the continuation of the coin passage defined by the plates 25. The slot 32 originates at the top of the member 33 and extends downwardly to a point short of the lower end to provide a bottom 34.

A circular cover plate 35 is secured to the top of the member 33 by a pair of screws 23, the plate 35 being cut away as at 31.

The plates 26 have registering apertures 38 to receive set screws 33 which pass through bores 40 in the cylindrical member 33. The set screws 39 constitute a pivot for the plates 26 which may be swung vertically, the cut-away portion of the cover plate 35 permitting an appreciable range of movement.

The cylindrical member 33 is provided in its bottom plate with a countersunk central opening 4! in which is received the head 42 of a wood screw 43; Y

The front panel I8 is cut away to provide clearance for the cylindrical member 33 and the woodscrew 43 is screwed into the front wall. It is evident that the coin chute may be turned horizontally through a wide range about the screw 43 and may be elevated about the pivot 39 so as to impart different propelling forces to the coin and consequently cause the coin to come to rest anywhere on the playing field of partition 14 or drop through the openings 22 into the repository.

The pegs 25 constitute obstacles and enhance the enjoyability of the game by requiring considerable skill to propel the coin to a remote square on the field.

While the drawing shows one embodiment oi the invention, numerous changes and alterations may be made without departing from. the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not limit myself to details of construction and v arrangement of parts, as shown, but include all-modifications and variations constituting departures within the I scope of the invention as defined in the appended the interior of the apparatus, and a coin chute having a slanting runway secured at one end in said slot for vertical pivotal movement.

3. For use with an amusement apparatus, a coin propelling device comprising a drum provided with a through slot communicating with the interior of the apparatus, means for supporting said dru for rotation about a vertical axis, and a coin chute having a slanting runway secured at one end in said slot for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis.

, RAYMOND S. OAKES.

REFERENCES orrnp The .following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 416,463 Kochka Dec. 3, 1889 1,300,526 'Watson Apr. 15, 1919 2,109,639 I-Iawley Mar. 1, 1938 2,130,050 Walters "Sept. 13, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 399,349' Great Britain Oct. 5, 1933 748,385 France Apr. 18, 1933 

